Norwegian welcomes final approval from US Department of Transportation

Published on : Saturday, December 3, 2016

Responding to news that the US Department of Transportation has approved Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a foreign carrier permit:”We welcome the long overdue news that Norwegian Air International (NAI) has finally been awarded a foreign carrier permit by the US Department of Transportation.

This approval finally makes it possible for us to open the U.S. to Ireland routes we, and many others, have been looking forward to.We now also look forward to our foreign carrier permit for Norwegian Air UK (NUK) to be approved next.

We would like to thank the many airports, airlines, industry and business groups, politicians and members of the public in Europe and the US who have offered us their continued support over the last three years.

While the delays Norwegian have faced have been unfortunate and unnecessary, ultimately the decision now made by the US DOT finally paves the way for greater competition, more flights and more jobs on both sides of the Atlantic. Above all, it is a victory for millions of passengers who will benefit from more choice and lower fares. We now look forward to working on our plans for Norwegian’s continued expansion in the US, delivering the flights, jobs and economic boost we always promised we would.”